Prison Visits Co Ordinator

The successful candidate will work alongside the manager and undertake some leadership duties in their absence to ensure the effective delivery of quality support to families who have a loved one in prison., Objectives of Service: We support everyone visiting a loved one in prison. Visits take place on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, between 2pm and 4pm, with staff opening the visit centre from 12.00pm to receive early arrivals. Children and families are at the heart of what we do., 20 hours per week Friday 9-4.30, Saturday 11.30-4.30 and Monday 9-4.30. there will need to be an element of flexibility in these hours in order to meet the needs of the service. This role requires enhanced DBS check and Prison security checks.

• Hold a minimum NVQ3 or above in health, education, social care or other relevant field.
• Have experience working with children and families within a relevant setting
• Have experience working with other agencies and have a good understanding of safeguarding
• Understanding of the needs and experiences of children and families using the Visiting Centre
• Share our commitment to ensuring the voice of the child is central to the work we do
• Have the ability to use IT systems to record your work and update data spreadsheets
• Be comfortable and confident in working in a secure environment
• It would be desirable to have experience of supervising staff or volunteers
  
  We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band - this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. Benefits Workplace Offer: What it means for you The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.
• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
  
  Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer, Volunteer days
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